Zhijiang City is located between the eastern edge of the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau and the western vein of Xuefeng Mountain.
Historically, this remote city seemed quiet and peaceful.
But during the Anti-Japanese War, this small town seemed destined to miss peace.
There is a green grassland in the southeast of the city, where some herdsmen often graze their sheep.
At the southern end of the grassland, there is a ruins of broken bricks and broken stones.
A long time ago, there was a majestic pagoda here.
Because the wild geese that passed by rested on the tower, people called it the Wild Goose Pagoda.
This place was once one of the eight famous scenic spots in ancient Yuanzhou, also known as "Wild Goose Pagoda Autumn Wind".
In order to resist the war, Zhijiang wanted to build an airfield in the eastern suburbs of the county. Because Gutai Mountain is located on the southeast edge of the airport and is within the expansion scope of the airport, and Yanta Temple is very high, which affects the takeoff and landing of aircraft, Zhijiang people had no choice but to tear down the tower. .
For the locals who were born and raised here, the Autumn Wind in the Wild Goose Pagoda is a beautiful legend from their childhood.
But demolishing a tower to build an airport is a somewhat tragic move.
Before the actual outbreak, Zhijiang City was small in area and had a population of only 30,000.
The anti-war beacons ignited thousands of miles away did not seem to affect the tranquility in the mountains near the small town.
Until the Japanese aircraft appeared in the sky over Zhijiang.
The tranquility was broken!
This small city is no longer peaceful and silent. A rise and sacrifice began to lead Zhijiang City into the torrent of the Anti-Japanese War.
All this is because of the emergence of a runway.
On the twelfth day of the first lunar month in 1938, the teaching ground in the eastern suburbs of Zhijiang was bustling with people.
On an 800-meter-square flat land, more than 19,000 migrant workers, carrying their own hoes and dustpans, flocked to the teaching field like ants.
"The Romance of Fairy Wood"
On this day, Zhijiang Airport began full construction.
Nearly 20,000 farmers were mobilized from 11 counties including Zhijiang, Chenxi, Huitong, Huangxian, Qianyang, and Mayang to rush to Zhijiang to repair the airport.
Twenty thousand people, all in rags.
At that time, Zhijiang Airport was originally a teaching ground. It was a place used by the government and the army in the past dynasties to train soldiers, obtain military talents, review the army, and kill prisoners.
But this time, this place was spotted by an American named Chennault, who wanted to build an airport here.
History should remember how this Zhijiang Airport, which devoted all its efforts to the Anti-Japanese War, was built.
The only engineers responsible for building Zhijiang Airport were Lin Zequn and Huang Zhangren, a trainee engineer who graduated from the Department of Civil Engineering of Wuhan University.
And those amazing road builders.
The workers who built the airport runway took large stones from Wuli Mountain outside the city and transported them to the airport to fill the large hole. After filling it, they filled it with pebbles and sand transported from the river, and then crushed it with stones. grind.
In order for a runway filled with stones and sand to withstand the huge impact of a plane landing, the foundation of the runway must be consolidated as hard as possible.
Their most advanced technology is a large stone roller pulled by manpower and oxen.
This kind of stone mill cast from cement and cobblestones weighs up to two tons at most. Insert a wooden shaft into the middle round hole, so that when the stone roller reaches the end of the runway, the direction can be changed by turning the middle wooden shaft.
A stone mill weighing two tons requires at least fifty or sixty migrant workers to drag it.
On the 1,650-meter track, they walked back and forth several times a day, burying their heads, exerting force, and leaning forward. It seemed that it had become their habitual movement.
Without the efforts of migrant workers, there would never have been a Zhijiang Airport!
As soon as Meng Shaoyuan got off the plane, he and Zhang Zhen were picked up by the motorcade.
On the plane, Zhang Zhen told him clearly that although Zhijiang is small, there are a total of 220 government departments. But Meng Shaoyuan has the right to investigate any department!
No matter how old the other party is or who his backer is!
This is the right given to him by the government!
Zhang Zhen knew Meng Shaoyuan very well. Even though he had all kinds of problems, he was unparalleled in terms of flaws.
All he has to do is sit down and supervise Zhijiang!
Just leave the rest to Meng Shaoyuan to handle.
Zhijiang Commissioner and Security Commander Wen Yishan has prepared the headquarters.
As soon as he entered, Zhang Zhen opened his mouth and said: "No need to say any polite words, just report the situation directly."
"yes!"
Wen Yishan quickly said: "The assassinated military command agent is called Chen Shilin, a secret agent. We also learned his identity from Ge Zhengmin, the leader of the military command Zhijiang team..."
Meng Shaoyuan basically learned about the situation he introduced from Dai Li: "Commissioner Wen, where is Ge Zhengmin?"
"We are following up on this case outside, and I have sent someone to notify him of his return." Wen Yishan immediately said: "After the case occurred, we immediately blocked Zhijiang Airport and conducted a comprehensive investigation.
Subsequently, in accordance with the wishes of the government, the entire Zhijiang was also blocked by us, and we were only allowed to enter but not exit. "
Actually, this is not easy to handle, Meng Shaoyuan thought in his heart.
Such a big move will only make the inner ghost lurk and won't show up in a short time.
On the contrary, if the outside world is loose and the inside is tight, and the several exits of Zhijiang are targeted, the insiders are eager to report the situation, but they may be exposed themselves.
"What about the radio station?" Zhang Zhen asked: "Is it possible for the mole to use the radio station?"
"Unlikely." This time, it was Meng Shaoyuan who answered: "After the completion of Zhijiang Airport, our military conducted comprehensive radio monitoring of Zhijiang Airport, and no strange radio signals have been found so far.
However, there are indeed several Japanese radio stations outside Zhijiang Airport, but we have never cracked them. However, Chen Shilin was assassinated at Zhijiang Airport, so there is a high possibility that the mole did not leave the airport.
I suggest that only entry into Zhijiang Airport is allowed and no exit is allowed, but there is no need to blockade the entire Zhijiang City. Relax, the Japanese traitors operating in Zhijiang City will try their best to rescue this traitor. "
"Who is this?" Wen Yishan asked doubtfully.
"Director of the Military Operations Division, Meng Shaoyuan." Zhang Zhen introduced briefly.
"You are Meng Shaoyuan." Wen Yishan has obviously heard of this name: "Okay, Director Dai has also sent his right-hand general, so I feel relieved. Director Meng, please continue to tell me your story." Ideas.”
"The mole now has important information and is in a hurry to get out." Meng Shaoyuan was also polite: "If you push him too hard, he will only get into a hole and won't appear in a short period of time.
Instead, relax a little and give him and his accomplices hope that they can expose themselves and let us catch them all. Commander Zhang, Commissioner Wen, I have a plan and I don’t know if it’s feasible or not. "
He immediately revealed his plan.
Zhang Zhen listened carefully and said: "Poor, I am a layman. But do not trust the people who are employed, and do not use the people who are suspicious. I now declare that Meng Shaoyuan is fully responsible for this matter, and no one is allowed to interfere."
It seems that Zhang Zhen was under great pressure before coming!
